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Bangs), resided in Ruxton, Maryland, at the time they filed the
petition in that case.
On a date not disclosed by the record, Mr. Bangs and Ms.
Platt were married. At all relevant times, including while Mr.
Bangs was married to Ms. Platt, Mr. Bangs participated in a
pension plan (Baltimore County pension plan) maintained by his
employer, Baltimore County, Maryland. At those times, that was
the only pension plan in which Mr. Bangs participated.
On March 2, 1983, Mr. Bangs and Ms. Platt divorced pursuant
to a decree of divorce (divorce decree) issued by the Circuit
Court for Baltimore County. The divorce decree provided in
pertinent part:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Defendant shall
pay to the Plaintiff, directly, as permanent alimony,
the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300) per month
effective October 1, 1982, payable until the death of
either party or the remarriage of the Plaintiff, which-
ever shall first occur, subject to the further order of
the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Defendant shall
pay to the Plaintiff, as a monetary award, the sum of
Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($32,900),
which sum shall be payable within 90 days of February
1, 1983.[3]
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the aforesaid monetary
award shall be reduced to judgment on May 1, 1983 and
shall draw interest at the legal rate from such date.
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3We shall refer to the second-ordered paragraph quoted above
as the divorce decree $32,900 lump-sum payment provision.
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